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Photos: Cedar Rapids prepares for flooding

Wed., September 05, 2018

The Gazette

Cedar Rapids city workers place sandbags around the base of a concrete culvert that was placed over a sewer drain at the intersection of First St. NW and I Avenue NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)A sand pile is seen as Hesco barriers filled with sand and covered in plastic sheeting line the Cedar River in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Hesco barriers filled with sand and covered in plastic sheeting line the Cedar River in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Sandbags secure a concrete culvert placed around a sewer drain along First St. NW near I Avenue NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Water splashes as a Cedar Rapids city worker packs sandbags around the base of a concrete culvert that was placed over a sewer drain at the intersection of First St. NW and I Avenue NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)A vehicle is driven out of high water as a concrete culvert placed over a sewer drain is seen along Ellis boulevard NW near 16th St. NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Temporary flood protection is seen to shore up the construction area for a permanent flood wall at the Quaker facility along the Cedar River in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Water of the Cedar River laps at the top of the boat ramp at Sumner Park across from the federal courthouse in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)A vehicles is driven through high water along Ellis boulevard NW near 16th St. NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Hesco barriers filled with sand and covered in plastic sheeting are set up behind the Mott Lofts building along the Cedar River in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Hesco barriers filled with sand and covered in plastic sheeting line the Cedar River as the GreatAmeria building and the federal courthouse are seen in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Cedar Rapids city workers move a concrete culvert into position over a sewer drain at the intersection of First St. NW and I Avenue NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Cedar Rapids city workers place sandbags around the base of a concrete culvert that was placed over a sewer drain at the intersection of First St. NW and I Avenue NW in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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The Cedar River forecast for the crest is on Sunday at 16.2 feet which is major flood stage.

The city has completed protection for a height of 18 feet, and are ready to adjust protections as the forecast adjusts.